Cybersecurity
Recommended reading
Wiser year-end spending; Malware: It's not just for techies anymore; The true nature of global cyber risks.
Digital Government
FOSE Institute launched
New organization will focus on fresh approach to conferences and other events touching on government technology policy and implementation.
Cybersecurity
Recommended reading
Beyond the server room in 2011, New Year's resolutions for vendors and a new approach to managing records.
People
The best of the federal blogosphere
Harrison Ford walks the red carpet; Body scans: The big picture; ISPs: Change you can believe in?; We the people: A historical perspective.
Digital Government
The new deal: Wi-Fi in every federal building
Under a bipartisan bill introduced Dec. 3, all publicly accessible federal buildings would be equipped with new wireless equipment.
Cybersecurity
Recommended reading
Broadband plan do-over; Myths of password protection; Cybersecurity and the new Congress.
People
The best of the federal blogosphere
VA's new dialogue; The simplicity of rocket science; Data.gov's family snapshot.
Modernization
NARA e-mail service on the fritz
Efforts to replace faulty network equipment have been complicated by problems with U.S. trade law.
Digital Government
Election aftershocks could hit IT agenda
No one in the federal IT community should be lulled into complacency by the thought that IT is a bipartisan issue, some officials say.
People
Government turnover elevated in mission-critical arenas
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton has found that attrition rates for government employees are high in some fields, including among mission-critical employees and new hires.
Cybersecurity
Cyber terrorism likely to escalate when current leaders die
The government is running out of time to foil a major cyberattack, according to an interview on the Federal News Radio site with Jeffrey Carr, author of "Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld" and a principal at GreyLogic.
Digital Government
GPO's bookstore
The Government Printing Office's Bookstore recently did a makeover designed to attract book lovers of all stripes. Here are some of the offerings that might appeal to science and technology aficionados.
Modernization
Recommended reading
Habits of green organizations; What leaders are made of; Reining in stealth clouds.
People
The best of the federal blogosphere
Walk for the Fallen: One 50-pound rucksack, 860 miles; NASA CIO: Leadership vs. management; TSA: A new era of Secure Flight; White House: Presidential Photographer's Scrapbook.
People
Feds at work ... in bunny suits
The bunny-suited techs work 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. PDT, Monday through Friday, so you're sure to catch them at work as they add robotic arms, a geology lab, a rock-vaporizing laser and lots of cameras.
People
Navy gets rave reviews for social media handbook
The Navy made a big splash with its recent release of a handbook spelling out the do's and don'ts of social networking for commanding officers.
Modernization
Recommended reading
Wiretapping and cloud security; The promise of offshore wind energy; Relinking mind and body.
People
Potential privacy problems keep popping up
The Homeland Security Department's various security programs keep privacy advocates on their toes.
People
The best of the government blogosphere
The FBI's new crime fighters: Just the apps, ma’am; Don’t read this while driving; Good news about the friendlier skies.
People